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About us

The ethos of the school is rightly captured in it’s motto – In Omnia Paratus, prepared for all challenges. This is achieved through a unique and well-defined curriculum, as well as strong emphasis on “learning beyond the classroom”.

The Indus Early Years Programme emphasizes trans-disciplinary education through an inquiry-based approach to learning and medium of instruction is English. The school provides state of the art facilities for academics and sports, and a truly world class ambience.

Indus International Junior School was established with an ennobling vision: Creating leaders of Tomorrow, by imparting holistic education in an environment of excellence. The faculty, teaching pedagogy and facilities kindle a love for learning, a respect for cultural diversity and a strong sense of social responsibility among the students.Indus International Junior School is a part of Indus International School, Hyderabad which is ranked No. 1 in Andhra Pradesh.

Vision

Creating global citizens and leaders of tomorrow through traditional values of love, empathy, discipline and respect-21st century citizens who think globally and act locally.

IIJS Benefits

Exclusive Leadership Curriculum

Application of neuro-genetic findings in learning

Emphasis on talent development especially in the
areas of music, kinesthesia, multiple languages, creativity & mathematics

Trained faculty

Strong Partnership with Parents

Board of Trustees

Mr. Kumar Malavalli

Co-founder of Brocade Communications and Director of Edurite Technologies

Mr. Kumar Malavalli

Co-founder of Brocade Communications and Director of Edurite Technologies, Mr. Malavalli is the first ever Indian to be included into the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame. Mr. Malavalli brings to Indus International School his vast knowledge of IT and contributes significantly towards enhancing the Entrepreneurship and IT curriculum.

Mr. J.B. Jairaj

Chairman of the HRB group

Mr. J.B. Jairaj

Chairman of the HRB group, Mr. Jairaj is an MBS (Finance) from the Case Western Reserve University, USA and is among the most successful industrialists in the state of Karnataka. He is responsible for strategic and financial planning at Indus.

Mr. Sushil Mantri

Chairman and Managing Director of Mantri Developers, Bangalore

Mr. Sushil Mantri

Chairman and Managing Director of Mantri Developers, Bangalore and the guiding force behind the group. Indus Trust benefits largely from his vast knowledge of corporate governance, financial infrastructure management and business development.

Professor Shivaram Malavalli

Chairman of the Indian Institute of Production Engineers

Professor Shivaram Malavalli

Chairman of the Indian Institute of Production Engineers, Senior Advisor to World Association of Small and Medium Enterprises and General Secretary of the Indian Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Parks Association, Prof. Shivaram Malavalli has been honoured in China for his contribution towards the growth of small and medium enterprises. At Indus, Prof. Malavalli guides all IT and communication programmes.

Management

Lt. General (Retd.) Arjun Ray, PVSM, VSM CEO, Indus Trust

Greater energy and greater passion is more extraordinary than greater genius."

Lt. General (Retd.) Arjun Ray, PVSM, VSM

Chief Executive Indus Trust

A soldier-scholar of the Indian Army, Lt. General Arjun Ray has wide-ranging experience in war, conflict management, and the social transformation of those who have been alienated.

As CEO of the Indus Trust, he provides the vision and strategic direction to all Indus International Schools and institutions. He is responsible for long-term perspective planning, leadership training, teacher development programmes, integrating parents, children and community, and implementing the Trust's social responsibilities.

Ms. Nuwaira Pasha Head of School

Ms. Nuwaira Pasha Head of School

Ms. Nuwaira brings with her more than 10 years of work experience in the Primary Years field. After completing graduation in Bangalore in Psychology, English and Sociology, she moved to England for further studies, and has successfully acquired her Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary Education. In addition to her QTS, she also holds a Diploma in Early Childhood and Preschool Practice, making her a specialist in the field. She is currently Head of the Primary School at Indus International School Hyderabad, The Indus Early Learning Centre Hyderabad and Chennai.

Ms. Mukta Khurana Centre Head

Ms. Mukta Khurana Centre Head

Ms. Mukta Khurana has a Masters in English as well as a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Delhi. She comes with more than seven years of teaching experience, at some of the most prestigious schools in the country. She has been a part of the Indus family for the past three years. A spirited lady with a desire to innovate and excel, Ms. Mukta strongly believes in educating young minds and souls through a combination of social, emotional and moral education. She is passionate about making school an enjoyable place.

Academics

The 21st Century is characterized by a dizzying pace of change and enormous competition. Indus helps students handle these challenges through a well-designed curriculum that is a right mix of academics, creativity and character building. This also makes learning fun, and brings out the best in our students. Community-based activities are included, to build qualities like citizenship, compassion and empathy.

Curriculum

The curriculum at IIJS is a right mix of academics, creativity and character building. This brings out the best in our students. Community-based activities are included, to help develop values, such as respect, empathy and discipline.

The Indus curriculum is geared to our students becoming whole people and independent learners, who will be self-motivated to seek knowledge. Knowledge at Indus is not merely about natural sciences, social sciences and the arts. True knowledge is experiential and transformational.

IIJS emphasizes a trans-disciplinary education through an inquiry- based approach to learning. The curriculum encourages children to ask question, plan investigations, explore various outcomes and reach credible and logical conclusions with teachers as facilitators. We provide a curriculum that is engaging, exciting, challenging and relevant to children. Using higher order thinking skills help children analyse, synthesize and understand what they learn. while enhancing their ability to transfer competencies and skills.

The curriculum facilitates:

1. Language Development

Concentrating on the basics of oral communication- speaking and listening, reading and comprehending simple texts and encouraging writing skills, this area of learning helps children stay ahead of the curve by giving them the edge to start writing expressively and reading voraciously.

2. Numeracy

The area helps children develop their skills in logical operations. We help them build a strong mathematical foundation though practical tasks, stories, songs, games and imaginative plays. We also help children understand how mathematics can be applied in real life.

3. Science and Social Studies

Children are inquisitive by birth. Every day they are exposed to a whole range of sights and sounds which stimulates their curiosity. We help them develop crucial knowledge, skills and understanding to make sense of the world around them and learn from life itself.

4. Personal, Social and Physical Education

To become true leaders, children learn to strive for success through all round development of their personal, social, emotional and physical selves. This provides them with an excellent opportunity to succeed in all areas of learning and mature into emotionally and socially balanced members of society.

5. Creative Arts

Exploring and practising both visual and performing arts helps children experience a unique integration of the body and mind. We therefore encourage children to indulge in and appreciate different forms of creative expressions like art, music, dance and role play.

Children with Special Educational Needs

At Indus, we plan for every child’s learning requirements, including those with Special Educational Needs. The focus is on eliminating barriers for children which prevent them from achieving their normal milestones. Effective strategies to meet these needs in the form of Individual Educational Plans are employed. Where required we work with specialists from other agencies to support the child. We do not discriminate between children and aim to include every child, by providing equal opportunities for all.

Leadership

Knowledge gained in classrooms has to be augmented by practical experience in the community. In the words of Marilyn vos Savant, "To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe". Leadership is developed by enabling students to discover their "other selves" and their complete range of multiple intelligences. Sports, community involvement, the fine arts, performing arts, aesthetics and robust outdoor activities lend themselves to fostering leadership qualities.

Learning Methodology

In keeping with Indus International School's promise of comprehensive and holistic education through a developmental approach, modern methodologies are employed to enable learning.

These methodologies are a departure from traditional rote learning that is imparted in most schools. While the syllabus for each grade is structured, teachers have the autonomy and flexibility to design the curriculum. The Centre Head assists and supports teachers in the choice of materials and methodology. It is also the former's responsibility to shape and integrate online-offline learning, as well as the formal and informal curriculum.

Learning is progressed by:

Student Centric

Project-based Learning

Creativity-centered

Citizenship

Focus on teacher-driven instruction reduces students to passive recipients of knowledge. Traditional teaching is a one-way street, where teachers teach and students learn by rote. To counteract this, we create an environment in which students are systematically encouraged to continually seek their own learning, through inquiry and experimentation. Our teachers play the role of "facilitators".

Students are assigned individual projects in their areas of specific intelligence to develop and hone their research skills and respective intelligences.

Apart from regular learning in all disciplines, the School provides Computer Clubs for creative learning. Students are given the opportunity of acquiring digital fluency and are encouraged to go beyond just accessing information. Computers are used to learn and develop multimedia skills like producing music, videos, animation and robotics. At Indus, we provide a state-of-the-art media centre that enables students to discover fully their creative potential.

Given the rising demands and needs of a rapidly changing global community, knowledge and skills for responsible citizenship at the local, state, national and global level becomes important. The School's citizenship curriculum has evolved through a new concept of multidimensional citizenship education, whereby both the School and the community interface as partners.

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FAQ's

A. What is the curriculum you offer?

We offer an inquiry based curriculum. It focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. It is defined by six trans-disciplinary themes of global significance.

B. Who is the leadership team and what is their experience?

The leadership team is headed by the CEO of Indus Trust, Lt. Gen. Arjun Ray who is a well known name in the field of education . Through example, guidance and vision, he inculcates within the Indus community, an ethos of discipline and passion for excellence.

Head of School of Indus International School, Ms. Nuwaira Pasha,has been a professional educator of young children for over 10 years. She acquired her Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) from UK and also holds a diploma in Early Childhood and Preschool Practice making her a specialist in the field.

The Centre Head of the school, Ms. Mukta Khurana comes with more than seven years of teaching experience in some of the most prestigious schools of the country. She has a Master's degree in English and is a certified teacher. She is passionate about making school a place of enjoyment.

C. What are the school timings?

D. What is a school day like at IIJS?

A typical school day begins at 9 am with registration and a carpet session with some informal talk and songs/rhymes to help settle the students and start their new day. It’s followed by learning in various core subjects with an integration of Art, Music, P.E, Dance and Drama into the day’s schedule. Pupils enjoy two breaks at school for snacks and lunch. At no point of time, is a child left unattended during school hours or till she goes home.

E. What teaching methodologies are used in the teaching – learning process?

We follow the PYP (Primary Years Program) at IIJS which is Inquiry based. The role of the teachers is that of a facilitator. Students are encouraged to ask various questions through a variety of stimulating objects and activities in and around the classroom. This forms the basis of the teaching- learning process in the classroom. The teacher also guides the children through lessons and play experiences, encouraging language and thinking skills while fostering good social skills. This is done through developmentally appropriate activities.

F. What is the assessment process? How often is individual feedback given to parents?

Students are assessed on a regular basis during the academic year as and when new topics are introduced, which form a part of the ‘Formative Assessment’. They are also assessed after the completion of certain topics and themes, which test their understanding of the entire unit and these are termed Summative Assessments.

Teachers provide three extensive written reports describing the child’s progress in all areas. Parent-teacher conferences with each family take place three times in the course of the year. Students also demonstrate their understanding of the concepts taught during various units through the End-of-Unit celebrations,to which parents are invited. Should a teacher feels that any particular child needs special attention in any area, parents of such a that child is requested to meet with the teacher and feedback and suggestions are given, for extra support.

G. What is the student- teacher ratio?

The student- teacher ratio for Nursery Grade is 7:1
For Reception, PP1 and PP2, it is 10:1
For Grades 1 and 2, it is 15:1

H. Do you offer transport facilities?

Transport facilities are available at additional cost. All buses are equipped with individual seat belts and it is mandatory for a each child to use a seat belt. The administrator of the school can be contacted for more details.